grateful_mama
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Today I listened to a podcast with the beloved Deepak Chopra (he's so great) talking with Tony Robbins. It was really really inspiring and incredibly interesting. He, like Dr. Sarno, has a western medical background, but eventually shifted to both an eastern (Ayurvedic) perspective, as well as a focus (and really interesting perspective) on the mind-body connection (bodymind as he calls it). I've done several of the free 21-day meditations he offers (with Oprah). I think he has one of the most calming voices ever 
As someone who occasionally struggles with believing the TMS diagnosis, this episode really re-inspired confidence. Chopra explains how the mind is really involved in ALL body processes. The conversation they have about placebo and nocebo were really fascinating.
http://tonyrobbins.libsyn.com/from-the-vault-tony-robbins-and-deepak-chopra-lifelong-health-the-spiritual-forces-that-shape-our-lives-and-the-immense-power-of-the-mind-body-connection (The Tony Robbins Podcast: From the Vault: Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra | Lifelong health, the spiritual forces that shape our lives, and the immense power of the mind-body connection)
As someone who occasionally struggles with believing the TMS diagnosis, this episode really re-inspired confidence. Chopra explains how the mind is really involved in ALL body processes. The conversation they have about placebo and nocebo were really fascinating.
http://tonyrobbins.libsyn.com/from-the-vault-tony-robbins-and-deepak-chopra-lifelong-health-the-spiritual-forces-that-shape-our-lives-and-the-immense-power-of-the-mind-body-connection (The Tony Robbins Podcast: From the Vault: Tony Robbins and Deepak Chopra | Lifelong health, the spiritual forces that shape our lives, and the immense power of the mind-body connection)
